Zvenigora

An old man tells his grandson of a legendary treasure buried beneath the hills of Zvenigora, setting in motion a sweeping cinematic poem that intertwines Ukrainian folklore, history, and revolution.

Cast

Mykola Nademskyi

as Grandpa / General

Semyon Svashenko

as Timoshka, First Grandson

Les Podorozhniy

as Pavel, Second Grandson

Polina Skliar-Otava

as Oksana / Roksana

Heorhiy Astafyev

as Scythian Leader (uncredited)

Leonid Barbe

as Monk (uncredited)

Nikolay Charov

as Pavel's Friend (uncredited)

Vladimir Lanskoy

as Spectator (uncredited)

Maria Parshina

as Timoshka's Wife (uncredited)

I. Selyuk

as Ataman (uncredited)

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